ESPN Baseball Tonight is hitting the road for a week of live shows at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort, Monday, March 23 through Friday, March 27. The 30-minute shows will air each day at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2 with an additional hour-long edition at 10 p.m. on Thursday, March 26. Karl Ravech will host with analyst Aaron Boone and ESPN MLB Insider Tim Kurkjian. ESPN MLB Insider Keith Law will join the crew on Tuesday, March 24 and Friday, March 27. The Baseball Tonight set will be located on the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex promenade.
Two Baseball Tonight shows at the ESPN sports complex will accompany ESPN’s MLB Spring Training game coverage from Champion Stadium, home of the Atlanta Braves: Phillies at Braves on March 24 (1 p.m., ESPN); Red Sox at Braves March 27 (1 p.m., ESPN) ESPN’s Spring Training game schedule will begin Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. on ESPN as the New York Yankees host the Philadelphia Phillies from Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. Play-by-play commentator Jon Sciambi and analysts Rick Sutcliffe and Doug Glanville will provide commentary.
Additionally, members of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball team – play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman, analyst Curt Schilling and reporter Buster Olney – will provide commentary for the Thursday, March 26 matchup between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Chicago Cubs. The telecast airs on ESPN at 7 p.m. from Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz.
ESPN Spring Training game schedule (all games on ESPN)
Date | Time (ET) | Telecast | Spring Training Site | Commentators |
Thu, Mar. 19 | 7 p.m. | Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees | Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Fla. | Jon Sciambi, Rick Sutcliffe, Doug Glanville |
Tue, Mar. 24 | 1 p.m. | Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. | Karl Ravech, Aaron Boone, Tim Kurkjian |
Thu, Mar. 26 | 7 p.m. | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Chicago Cubs | Sloan Park, Mesa, Ariz. | Dan Shulman, Curt Schilling, Buster Olney |
Fri, Mar. 27 | 1 p.m. | Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. | Karl Ravech, Aaron Boone, Tim Kurkjian |
Thu, Apr. 2 | 1 p.m. | New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers | Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla. | Dave O’Brien, Aaron Boone, Mark Mulder |
*ESPN Spring Training games are available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Apple TV, Xbox and Roku players via WatchESPN.